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10 Best Movies Like The One and Only

If you loved The One and Only, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

1987★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to tr...

#2
Spermageddon

Spermageddon

2025★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two narrative threads: one is an emerging love story between awkward teens Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; the other, an eventful quest of Simon the Semen and...

#3
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1992★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams....

#4
Fidibus

Fidibus

2006★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Kalle, a nice middleclass kid, who because of a debt and old friendship ends up as a 'fidibus', a gofer, for the hash baron Paten. But only until Paten is anything but innocently j...

#5
Frode and All the Other Rascals

Frode and All the Other Rascals

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three friends are sent out on a quest to get money for a summer fair....

#6
The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions

1992★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One and Only for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this film about Ingmar Bergman's parents, Henrik Bergman is studying for the priesthood and trying to make ends meet when he encounters the lovely, affluent Anna. Despite their ...